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Sep 30 '04
Pros: Genius dialogue, magnificent story, great pace
Cons: None
Summary: In the early seventies Stephen King created The Gunslinger, but never officially released it until the eighties. Little did he know that that book was the start of one of the most beloved series’ of all time, which has sold not only crap loads ... read more
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Aug 03 '09
Pros: -Interesting setting ideas
-More interesting character development and interaction
Cons: -Sometimes leaves the reader wanting things to speed up
Summary: The Dark Tower Series Book II The Drawing of the Three Stephen King Published 1986 Ok, so you read The Gunslinger, and now you are considering taking the next step on the path of The Dark Tower series. ... read more
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Mar 14 '04
Pros: Exciting; effortlessly blends the familiar and the fantastic
Cons: :::
Summary: While The Gunslinger, the first book in Stephen King's Dark Tower series, was enjoyable, it read like an introduction. Things immediately pick up with the series' second book, The Drawing of the Three. Of course it still feels like ... read more
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Mar 08 '04
Pros: Action packed, use of words, characters
Cons: If you haven't read the first book, don't even bother
Summary: Stephen King surprised anyone with his fantastic fantasy novel, The Gunslinger. Mixing fantasy, western, and just about any other genre you can think of, King created a terrific masterpiece that is very memorable, indeed. From the atmosphere to ... read more
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Jul 06 '03
Pros: What an amazing, intricate, delicious universe SK has created.
Cons: Almost a decade after I began the series, I worry King will die before completion
Summary: I began this series while still in middle school when I was given the book at random by a family fri ... read more
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Jan 30 '02
Pros: Explains parts of book 1, introduces new characters, still very surreal
Cons: still waiting for more
Summary: Book #2, The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three, brings us back to the beach and Roland comatose and feverish, with The Prisoner, Eddie Dean, as his new sidekick. Much as ensued to get Eddie in this particular position, Roland and Eddie have to go ... read more
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Sep 10 '01
Pros: It's King, It's Dark Tower.
Cons: Confusing without the other books
Summary: I recently decided to read all of Stephen King's Dark Tower series straight through- in order. This would be a first for me, since I had previously read the books out of order. That's right. I read a tale that is confusing when read in order, out of ... read more
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Jul 16 '01
Pros: further connecting the known and the un-reality of Roland's world. Great narrative, great characters
Cons: Did-a-chick? Dad-a-chad? Dud-a-chum? :)
Summary: When we last left Roland of Gilead, the last gunslinger in a world that has moved on, we found him at the end of his quest to "capture" the Man In Black (a man named Walter who was an associate of his father). Roland is now dealing directly with the ... read more
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Jul 11 '01
Pros: Excellent story and character development
Cons: To truly appreciate this book one has to read the inferior The Gunslinger first
Summary: At the beginning of The Drawing of the Three, we find protagonist Roland, the last of his kind in a strange world both alien and similar to our own, waking up from ten years of hibernation after having had his future foretold by the Man in Black ... read more
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Jun 12 '00
Pros: more in the Dark Tower Series
Cons: none that I can think of
Summary: ***Note: I divulge the name of the gunslinger here, so if you have not read the first book yet, go and do so, then come read this review. Reason being is that Stephen King does not tell us the gunslinger's name until the end of the first book, and I ... read more
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Apr 30 '00
Pros: The second in the series; it is much better than the Gunslinger.
Cons: none
Summary: In the Drawing of the three, the second story in the Dark Tower series, Stephen King continues the story of Roland, the Gunslinger. The Drawing of the Three begins where the Gunslinger left off. And what a beginning! Roland awakes from a dream about ... read more
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Feb 14 '00
Pros: Ambitious fiction, compelling characters
Cons: Few; perhaps we'd like to know more of Roland's ultimate goal
Summary: The second installment in King's highly ambitious "Dark Tower" series is, I believe, the finest to date.
In it, we pick up Roland's story where we left off at the end of the "Gunslinger," after his conference with man in ... read more
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Feb 13 '00
Pros: Another awesome chapter in the quest for the Dark Tower
Cons: Some parts a bit stretched
Summary: Before I begin: I would like to write this opinion as a continuation of an opinion of the first book, "The Gunslinger", but it appears that that is not possible for some technical reason. Hopefully this will be resolved soon. ... read more
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Jul 24 '07
Pros: First introduction of new team of gunslingers.
Cons: None yet.
Summary: Before buying this book ensure you have read The Gunslinger. The Drawing of the Three continues Rolands quest for the ellusive Dark Tower. It starts with the Gunslinger waking on the Western shore after his talk (palver) with the man in black. Rolands
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Jun 25 '05
Pros: Great follow up to the first book.
Cons: Leaves you wanting more.
Summary: This follow up to The Gunslinger is one more step down the road to the Dark Tower and one my proverbial notch in the belt of a great author. King shows once again that he doesn't have to be writing horror to write effective and evocative fiction.
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